Wales reaches 100 Breweries - the full list

For the first time since probably the 1930s, Wales now has over 100 active breweries.

The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of Welsh micro-breweries, with growth outstripping all other parts of the UK apart from London. Over the past couple of years, it has regularly been predicted that Wales would soon break the 100 brewery barrier, with 88 independent breweries recorded in 2015. It now appears that we have reached that landmark figure.

Below, we have listed all the active breweries in Wales – giving a total of 115. Four of those breweries are not yet brewing commercially (denoted by *). However, even discounting those 4 companies still leaves a total of 111 breweries operating in Wales.

The geographic footprint of the breweries is impressive, with every local authority area in Wales (yes, all 22) having at least one brewery! In terms of size and scale, the list is very diverse – including long-standing giant Brains alongside newly established microbreweries.

The rapid growth of the craft beer market, which now accounts for around 9% of beers sold in licensed premises in the UK, has been a key factor in the rapid explosion the number of Welsh breweries. Without a doubt, Wales should be considered an important epicentre of craft brewing.

If you spot any errors or omissions in the list below, please do comment. Enjoy!

Note - updated on 24/08 to include Bont Brew, location corrected for 4four and Axiom's status corrected. 
Note - updated on 27/08 to remove Erddig and North Wales, adding Brewsaurus.
Note - updated on 29/08 to add Beer Riff Brewing and Two Drifters Brewery. 
Note - updated on 11/09 to include 9 Lives, Castlegate and The Prince of Ales. 
Note - updated on 31/12/17 to include Left Bank, Crafty Dragon, Magic Dragon and Brew Monster
Update 06/04/2018 - Otley (sadly) removed, addition of Loka Polly, Tinworks Brewing Co. and Bragdy a Chegin. 

Brewery	Location
Bragdy 4four Brewery	Bethesda, Pembrokeshire
9 Lives Brewing	Ystradgynlais, Powys
Anglesey Brewing Company	Anglesey - Ynys Mon
Anglesey Brewhouse*	Anglesey - Ynys Mon
The Axiom Brewing Co.	Wrexham
Baa Brewing	Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Bang-on Brewery	Bridgend
BeerRiff Brewing Co.	Swansea
Big Hand Brewing Co.	Wrexham
Black Brook Beer Co.	Mold, Flintshire
Bluestone Brewing Co.	Newport, Pembrokeshire
Bont Brew	Bridgend
Borough Brewery	Neath
Boss Brewing Company	Swansea
Bragdy a Chegin	Cardiff
Bragdy Lleu	Penygroes, Gwynedd
Bragdy Nant Brewery	Llanrwst, Conwy
Bragdy Twt Lol	Pontypridd, RCT
Brains	Cardiff
Brecon Brewing	Brecon, Powys
Brew Monster	Cwmbran, Torfaen
Brewsaurus	Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan
Bryncelyn Brewery	Ystradgynlais, Swansea
Bullmastiff Brewery	Cardiff
Buzzard Brewery	Denbigh
Caffle Brewery	Narbeth, Pembrokeshire
Castlegate Brewery	Carmarthen
Castles Brewery	Caldicot, Monmouthshire
Cerddin Brewery	Cwmfelin, Bridgend
Coles Family Brewery	Llanddarog, Carmarthenshire
Conwy Brewery	Conwy
Crafty Devil Brewing Co.	Cardiff
Crafty Dragon Brewery	Brecon Beacons
Cwm Rhondda Ales	Treorchy, RCT
Cwrw Cader	Dolgellau, Gwynedd
Cwrw Ial Community Brewing Company	Eryrys, Denbighshire
Cwrw Llyn	Nefyn, Gwynedd
Cwrw Ogwen	Bethesda, Gwynedd
Denbigh Brewery	Denbigh
Deva Craft Beer	Sandycroft, Flintshire
Dovecote Brewery	Denbigh
Druid Brewery	Anglesey - Ynys Mon
Evan Evans	Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Facer's Flintshire Brewery	Flnt Mountain, Flintshire
Felinfoel Brewery	Felinfoel, Carmarthenshire
Geipel Brewing	Llangwm, Debighshire
Glamorgan Brewing Co.	Llantrisant, RCT
Gower Brewery	Oldwalls, Swansea
Great Orme Brewery	Llandudno, Conwy
Grey Trees Brewery	Aberdare, RCT
Gwaun Valley Brewery	Fishguard, Pembrokshire
Hafod Brewing Company	Mold, Flintshire
Handmade Beer Company	Capel Dewi, Carmarthenshire
Harbwr Tenby Harbour
Heart of Wales Brewery	Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys
Heavy Industry Brewery	Henllan, Denbighshire
Hopcraft - Pixie Spring Brewery	Pontyclun, RCT
HopForge*
Jacobi Brewery of Caio	Pumsaint, Carmarthenshire
Kingstone Brewery	Tintern, Monmouthshire
Left Bank Brewery	Sennybridge, Powys
Lines Brew Co.	Caerphilly
Lithic Brewing	Llangorse, Powys
Little Dragon Brewery	Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire
Llangollen Brewery	Llangollen
Loka Polly	Mold
Lucky 7 Beer Co.	Hay-on-Wye, Powys
Mad Dog Brewing Co.	Penperlleni, Monmouthshire
Magic Dragon Brewing Brewing	Wrexham
Mantle Brewery	Aberteifi, Ceredigion
McGivern Ales	Ruabon, Wrexham
Melin Tap	Pontypool, Torfaen
Monty's Brewery	Montgomery, Powys
Mountain Hare Brewery	Pencoed, Bridgend
Mumbles Brewery	Swansea
Neath Ales	Port Talbot
New Plassey Brewery	Wrexham
Oast House Brewery	See Brecon
Old Market Brewery	Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Ollie's Brewery	Cardiff
Pen-Lon Cottage Brewery	Llanarth, Ceredigion
The Pilot Brewery	Mumbles, Swansea
PIPES	Cardiff
The Prince of Ales	Ferryside, Carmarthenshire
Purple Moose Brewery	Porthmadog, Gwynedd
Radnorshire Ales	New Radnor, Powys
Rhymney Brewery	Blaenavon, Torfaen
Rival Brewing Co.	Cardiff
Roath Brewery	Cardiff
RT Ales	Cardiff
Sandstone Brewery	Wrexham
Seal Bay Brewery	Saint Dogmaels, Ceredigion
Seren Brewing Co.	Rosebush, Pembrokeshire
Snowdonia Brewery	Waunfawr, Gwynedd
Surfing Monkey Brewery	Cardiff
Swansea Brewing Company	Swansea
Tenby Brewing Co.	Tenby, Pembrokeshire
The Friends Arms Brewery	Carmarthen
Tinworks Brewing Company	Llanelli
Tiny Rebel Brewery	Rogerstone, Newport
Tomos a Lilford	Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Tomos Watkin	Swansea
Tudor Brewery	Llanhileth, Blaenau Gwent
Two Drifters Brewery*	Swansea
Untapped Brewing Company	Raglan, Monmouthshire
Violet cottage	Gwaelod-y-Garth, Cardiff
VOG Brewery	Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Waen Brewery	see Hopcraft
Well Drawn Brewing Company	Caerphilly
West By Three Brewing Co.	Swansea
Wild Horse Brewing Company	Llandudno, Conwy
Wilderness Brewery*	Powys
Wrexham Lager Beer Company	Wrexham
Zepto Brewhouse	Caerphilly
Zerodegrees (Brewpub)	Cardiff